Alchemy wasn’t just about turning lead into gold—it was a blend of philosophy, mysticism, and early chemistry that laid the ...

Nuclear-powered alchemy could even be key to transitioning the world away from fossil fuels, according to one San Francisco ...

In the dim illumination of a library devoted to protecting ancient books from light degradation, James R. Voelkel gingerly picks up a nearly 600-year-old alchemy text. Written by hand sometime around ...

In a quiet corner of a European museum, a set of stained crucibles and dusty glassware has forced historians to redraw the timeline of chemistry. When scientists analyzed this medieval alchemist’s kit ...

Jacques Lagniet, “Recueil des plus illustres proverbes, divises en trois livres…” (1657-1663), engraving, on view in The Art of Alchemy (courtesy the Getty Research Institute, Los Angeles) The “Great ...

After a long career in the hospitality world, Tracy Johnson saw the chance to lead Alchemy as a "no-brainer" ...